• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 2, Issue 4, B45 (2014)
Shilei Jin1, Longtao Xu1, Peter Herczfeld2, Ashish Bhardwaj3、4, and and Yifei Li1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachussets Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Rd., Dartmouth, Massachussets 02032, USA
  • 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University, 31st and Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
  • 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 4Transmission Components Research, JDSU Corporation, 430 N. McCarthy Blvd, Milpitas, California 95035, USA
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    Shilei Jin, Longtao Xu, Peter Herczfeld, Ashish Bhardwaj, and Yifei Li. Recent progress in attenuation counterpropagating optical phase-locked loops for high-dynamic-range radio frequency photonic links [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2014, 2(4): B45 Copy Citation Text show less
    PM RF/photonic link with an ACP-OPLL phase demodulator.
    Fig. 1. PM RF/photonic link with an ACP-OPLL phase demodulator.
    ACP phase modulator.
    Fig. 2. ACP phase modulator.
    System model for a PM RF/photonic link.
    Fig. 3. System model for a PM RF/photonic link.
    SFDR as a function of ϕIP3 and the photocurrent per photodetector.
    Fig. 4. SFDR as a function of ϕIP3 and the photocurrent per photodetector.
    ACP-OPLL delay margin versus open loop gain and bandwidth.
    Fig. 5. ACP-OPLL delay margin versus open loop gain and bandwidth.
    Schematic of a hybrid integrated ACP-OPLL.
    Fig. 6. Schematic of a hybrid integrated ACP-OPLL.
    BPD of the hybrid ACP-OPLL.
    Fig. 7. BPD of the hybrid ACP-OPLL.
    ACP-OPLL experiment setup.
    Fig. 8. ACP-OPLL experiment setup.
    Measured ACP-OPLL OIP3 as a function of photocurrent.
    Fig. 9. Measured ACP-OPLL OIP3 as a function of photocurrent.
    Output IMD: (a) output of an IM–direct detection (IM-DD) link with a MZ intensity modulator and (b) measured output spectrum of a hybrid ACP-OPLL in an identical modulation index condition.
    Fig. 10. Output IMD: (a) output of an IM–direct detection (IM-DD) link with a MZ intensity modulator and (b) measured output spectrum of a hybrid ACP-OPLL in an identical modulation index condition.
    SFDR measurements: (a) 50 MHz; (b) 100 MHz; (c) 200 MHz; (d) 300 MHz.
    Fig. 11. SFDR measurements: (a) 50 MHz; (b) 100 MHz; (c) 200 MHz; (d) 300 MHz.
    Schematic of a monolithically integrated ACP-OPLL.
    Fig. 12. Schematic of a monolithically integrated ACP-OPLL.
    MQW phase modulator design.
    Fig. 13. MQW phase modulator design.
    Push–pull ACP phase modulator pair: (a) top view of a modulator section and (b) modulator cross section.
    Fig. 14. Push–pull ACP phase modulator pair: (a) top view of a modulator section and (b) modulator cross section.
    (a) HFSS model and (b) simulated RF reflection from the modulator connection stub.
    Fig. 15. (a) HFSS model and (b) simulated RF reflection from the modulator connection stub.
    Phase modulator response. (a) Amplitude response and (b) phase response.
    Fig. 16. Phase modulator response. (a) Amplitude response and (b) phase response.
    Balanced counterpropagating waveguide photodetector pair.
    Fig. 17. Balanced counterpropagating waveguide photodetector pair.
    Optical field propagation inside a waveguide photodetector.
    Fig. 18. Optical field propagation inside a waveguide photodetector.
    Frequency response of the BPD voltage output (a) with 50 Ω load impedance, (b) with 300 Ω load impedance.
    Fig. 19. Frequency response of the BPD voltage output (a) with 50 Ω load impedance, (b) with 300 Ω load impedance.
    Simulated performance of the 2×2 MMI 3 dB coupler (217 μm long and 7 μm wide).
    Fig. 20. Simulated performance of the 2×2 MMI 3 dB coupler (217 μm long and 7 μm wide).
    ACP-OPLL PIC.
    Fig. 21. ACP-OPLL PIC.
    Simulated SFDR of the ACP-OPLL PIC with 50 Ω photodetector load impedance.
    Fig. 22. Simulated SFDR of the ACP-OPLL PIC with 50 Ω photodetector load impedance.
    Simulated NF of the ACP-OPLL PIC with 50 Ω photodetector load impedance.
    Fig. 23. Simulated NF of the ACP-OPLL PIC with 50 Ω photodetector load impedance.
    ACP-OPLL phase margin versus photocurrent, assuming 50 Ω photodetector load impedance.
    Fig. 24. ACP-OPLL phase margin versus photocurrent, assuming 50 Ω photodetector load impedance.
    Microscope image of ACP-OPLL PICs bonded on an AlN subcarrier.
    Fig. 25. Microscope image of ACP-OPLL PICs bonded on an AlN subcarrier.
    Two-tone RF input at 200 MHz: (a) output spectrum from the IM-DD link and (b) output spectrum of the ACP-OPLL.
    Fig. 26. Two-tone RF input at 200 MHz: (a) output spectrum from the IM-DD link and (b) output spectrum of the ACP-OPLL.
    Shilei Jin, Longtao Xu, Peter Herczfeld, Ashish Bhardwaj, and Yifei Li. Recent progress in attenuation counterpropagating optical phase-locked loops for high-dynamic-range radio frequency photonic links [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2014, 2(4): B45
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